(Re)introducing John
February 23, 2023
Get to know the rich history and future plans of new vice chancellor for Health Sciences, John M. Carethers.
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UC San Diego’s TREDS Program Promotes Safety
January 3, 2013
For the sixth consecutive year, the Training, Research and Education for Driving Safety (TREDS) program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to promote driving safety in older adults.
Susan Bukata, MD, Named Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
May 6, 2021
Bukata is only the fourth woman in the U.S. to lead a health system’s orthopedic surgery department.
Shooting for the Moon
January 21, 2021
…mission, Meir fulfilled her lifelong dream of spacewalking when, quite famously, she and fellow astronaut Christina Koch conducted the world’s first all-female spacewalk. Floating nearly 250 miles above Earth, the two astronauts replaced a power controller outside the Space Station while people around the world tuned in via livestream. Scripps…
UC San Diego Receives $14M to Drive Precision Nutrition with Gut Microbiome Data
January 20, 2022
National Institutes of Health establishes Microbiome and Metagenomics Center at UC San Diego, part of new effort to predict individual responses to food and inform personalized nutrition recommendations.
New Study Pinpoints Likely Path of COVID-Related Plastic Waste in the Ocean
November 8, 2021
While many researchers suspect there will be a massive influx of COVID-related mismanaged plastic waste, a new study is the first to project the magnitude and fate of the waste in the oceans.
Future Center at UC San Diego Health to be Named in Honor of Barbara Parker, MD
September 21, 2022
In 2025, the UC San Diego Health – Hillcrest Medical Campus will be home to a new center named in honor of beloved physician and breast cancer expert, Barbara Parker, MD, thanks to a $10 million gift from Price Philanthropies and the Price family.
UC San Diego Library Acquires Papers of Filmmaker Paul Espinosa
September 23, 2015
The University of California, San Diego Library has acquired the papers of Paul Espinosa, an award-winning independent filmmaker, well known for his documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexican border region, which helped to increase awareness about a host of immigration and cross-cultural issues. Espinosa, who has been the…
UC San Diego Alum Wins Nobel Prize
October 10, 2011
…San Diego and our students. Dr. Beutler’s work in physiology and medicine is helping to build the future for us all.” According to the prize committee, this year’s winners have “revolutionized our understanding of the immune system by discovering key principles for its activation… The discoveries of the three Nobel…
Dalai Lama to Speak on Campus as Part of First Visit to San Diego
January 24, 2012
…“He has had a lifelong commitment to peace and human rights and this has earned him many honors worldwide as a messenger of peace in the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Theresa.” Subramani took the opportunity to preview for the audience the compelling panel discussion – “The Global Impact…
